Difference between revisions of "Offering choices with "haishi""

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! Subject !! Verb !! Option A !! 还是 !! Option B ||
 
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| 你 || 是 || 美国的 || <em>还是</em> || 英国的 || ?
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| 你 || 是 || 美国人 || <em>还是</em> || 英国人 || ?
 
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| 你 || 喜欢 || 啤酒 || <em>还是</em> || 葡萄酒 || ?
 
| 你 || 喜欢 || 啤酒 || <em>还是</em> || 葡萄酒 || ?

Revision as of 08:51, 10 August 2011

还是 is used in Chinese to express options in a question. This is equivalent to or in English. The basic structure is:

Option A + 还是 + Option B

You can then put this into all kinds of questions with the following structure:

Subject + Verb + Option A + 还是 + Option B

Some examples:

还是 questions
Subject Verb Option A 还是 Option B
美国人 还是 英国人
喜欢 啤酒 还是 葡萄酒
医生 还是 护士
想吃 中国菜 还是 法国菜
很大的猫 还是 很小的老虎